Zobel, BernhardCostin, J.Vincent, Beverly R.Tiekink, Edward Richard TomDakternieks, Dainis2007-02-252007-02-252000Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 2000; 22:4021-40220300-9246http://hdl.handle.net/2440/4673© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2000Controlled hydrolysis of [(ClCH₂CO₂)₃Sn(CH₂)₃Sn(O₂CCH₂Cl) ₃]n 1 resulted in the hitherto unknown “Sn₁₂” cluster {[Sn(CH₂)₃Sn] ₆ (ClCH₂CO₂)₁₄ (OH) ₂O₁₀} 3 with trimethylene “handles”: compound 3 has all twelve tin atoms nearly coplanar, in stark contrast to previously described “Sn₁₂” clusters which have a spherical football structure.enJournal article000100078010.1039/b007896o